Meg Wilson helped make history at the 2015 FISU Games.
The Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team forward, won a silver medal with Canada’s development team following an 82-63 loss to the United States in the gold-medal final at Gwangju, South Korea.
Canada’s finish was the nation’s best-ever at the World University Games and first medal since 1991.
Wilson, who will be entering her senior season in the fall with SFU, scored two points in the final.
“It was a tough finish for us and this is the loss that hurts the most because of the reward on the other side. They were able to get into the paint too easily, and we didn’t execute well at the offensive end,” said head coach Fabian McKenzie in a press release.
“However, … a silver medal is a great accomplishment. This is a big part of the development stream in our program. Our mission was to help the athletes learn how to reach the podium and they accomplished this.”
The U.S. led 31-23 at the half but Canada came alive in the third, going on a 10-4 run in the first three minutes to make it a two-point game. Canada outscored the U.S. 22-17 in the third quarter.
However, in the fourth, the Americans rode a wave of experience, using their size in the paint and outside scoring to build a 20-point lead.
“We waited too long to fight. But when we did, we played very well as a team. We wanted gold of course, but we cannot overlook that we are second in the world for our age category,” said Adut Bulgak, who scored 15 points in the final for Canada.
Wilson, a native of London, Ont., averaged 12.9 points per game, while also pulling down 8.7 rebounds per contest for the Clan in her junior season.
